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connecticut centers are speaking about the shootings in newtown, connecticut. her lieberman -- senator lieberman is on the floor. they will swear and patrick leahy and that will be on c- span2. they are do not off the floor in the old senate chamber. his intention to submit a plan over $1those earning million a year. the president had offered a level of $400,000 late yesterday. releasing a office statement saying the planned will not protect middle class families because they cannot pass both congress -- both houses of congress. democrats wrapped up their news conference moments ago. john larson and xavier becerra and others talking about the fiscal cliff and also the shootings in connecticut. >> good morning. this is the democratic causes and we're proud of our members and the unity expressed and the solidarity with the citizens of newtown, connecticut, and for those children and adults that lost their lives last friday. there was a lot of discussion and we have seen far too much violence and loss of life, and it seems to have intensified. the feeling of this
connecticut centers are speaking about the shootings in newtown, connecticut. her lieberman -- senator lieberman is on the floor. they will swear and patrick leahy and that will be on c- span2. they are do not off the floor in the old senate chamber. his intention to submit a plan over $1those earning million a year. the president had offered a level of $400,000 late yesterday. releasing a office statement saying the planned will not protect middle class families because they cannot pass both...
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so deeply in connecticut. and at that time he spoke about the fact that we cannot tolerate these kinds of tragedies and that we have to act and it would be unfor giveble not to try to -- unforgettable to not to try to take steps that try to address the problem, that address our fundamental responsibility to take care of our children in the first instance. and he is, as he said, and true to his word, moving forward on that process. the conversation he had, the meeting he had yesterday, the conversation i just mentioned with senator from west virginia and other virginias he will have going forward will reflect the approach he's taking. he does want to move, as he said on sunday night, he wants to move in the coming weeks which is a fairly short period of time. and while he supports measures, he wants to expand the conversation beyond those specific areas of legislation to look at other ways we can address this problem. sam. >> yeah, jay, a lot of top democrats on the hill, and i think president obama, spent the
so deeply in connecticut. and at that time he spoke about the fact that we cannot tolerate these kinds of tragedies and that we have to act and it would be unfor giveble not to try to -- unforgettable to not to try to take steps that try to address the problem, that address our fundamental responsibility to take care of our children in the first instance. and he is, as he said, and true to his word, moving forward on that process. the conversation he had, the meeting he had yesterday, the...
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. >> obviously the town that andre is talking about is newtown, connecticut. before we begin, is there anybody else here who has a story they want to share? i also come to this issue through personal experience. my younger brother was shot in a shooting that happened on the observation deck of the empire state building and i have some prepared remarks here but before i begin them, i just want to point out today there will be 32 more families that know the pain and horror that you just heard here today. we pay a lot of attention, and appropriately so, to these mass shootings, the one that andre's son miraculously survived, but we also have to be aware that this happens in our nation every day and as you're going to hear today, as a nation, we are better than this. i want to thank you all for coming on what we are confident is a momentous day in the history of this issue. we have people here from all over the country from utah, california, from colorado, and connecticut. we're here because we love our children, our husbands, our wives, our brothers, and our sist
. >> obviously the town that andre is talking about is newtown, connecticut. before we begin, is there anybody else here who has a story they want to share? i also come to this issue through personal experience. my younger brother was shot in a shooting that happened on the observation deck of the empire state building and i have some prepared remarks here but before i begin them, i just want to point out today there will be 32 more families that know the pain and horror that you just...
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one is, we did suffer in connecticut. the second is, we are part of a critically important economic region, critically important for the country, certainly, in terms of the fiscal strength of the country, but much more. and part of what i hope you'll keep in mind is how to help us revitalize this center of economic strength to truly -- which truly benefits the entire country. going to connecticut, we suffered an estimated $600 million in damage as well. it's evidenced by the the photos up here but what's maybe most interesting is the photo on the left, a house in danberry, most people assume the damage occurred on the coast duh but danberry is quite far from the water. but there were tremendous winds during sandy. it knocked down a tree which devastates this -- devastated this house and knocked out a lot of powers in the area. the other photo to the right, is fairfield, by the beach, water came in, bottom left, you've got a house in fairfield literally floating down a flooded creek and then to the right in bridgeport, jus
one is, we did suffer in connecticut. the second is, we are part of a critically important economic region, critically important for the country, certainly, in terms of the fiscal strength of the country, but much more. and part of what i hope you'll keep in mind is how to help us revitalize this center of economic strength to truly -- which truly benefits the entire country. going to connecticut, we suffered an estimated $600 million in damage as well. it's evidenced by the the photos up here...
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after the connecticut shootings, i actually read the law in connecticut, because i always study law as an armed security person who knows how to learn and deal with firearms. a lot of people talking about gun control laws lower crime. they actually up with them. i will give you three examples. nza route 3 loss. one, a person must be 21 years old to hold a fire arm. he was 20. he broke the law. no. 2, he walked into a school that was not supposed to have a person with any fire arm anywhere. he broke that law. no. 3, he is supposed to have a permit of carrying a weapon of any sort. he broke -- he stole those guns and shot the adults and children. my thing is that the person who did the shooting, he is the one that pulled the trigger. he is the one that came into the school and shot those adults and children. host: we will leave it there. on to brenda and arkansas. calling on the republican line. caller: hello. i am not used to doing this, so i do not really know how. i believe the nra has a good idea with calling in the nra as a minuteman force. i think that would be really good. i have
after the connecticut shootings, i actually read the law in connecticut, because i always study law as an armed security person who knows how to learn and deal with firearms. a lot of people talking about gun control laws lower crime. they actually up with them. i will give you three examples. nza route 3 loss. one, a person must be 21 years old to hold a fire arm. he was 20. he broke the law. no. 2, he walked into a school that was not supposed to have a person with any fire arm anywhere. he...
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i think you need to know that the connecticut s.p.a. office has approved $6.7 million in disaster assistance for struggling business in connecticut as well as residents. that figure is significant but there are a large number of requests for funding that is still being processed. therefore, a large number of homeowners and small businesses that need assistance their request for assistance, quite frankly, are still in the pipeline and we would appreciate even quicker attention and processing of them. nearly a month after hurricane sandy many connecticut residents are still waiting to hear if they are able to repair their storm-damaged homes. and small businesses are waiting to find out if they will have enough capital to retour their businesses to the predisaster conditions. they put their lives and their livelihoods back on track, they deserve to have that opportunity and i hope that the supplement will be approved quickly with the additional $250 million that will be able to service these loans as quickly as possible. i appreciate your
i think you need to know that the connecticut s.p.a. office has approved $6.7 million in disaster assistance for struggling business in connecticut as well as residents. that figure is significant but there are a large number of requests for funding that is still being processed. therefore, a large number of homeowners and small businesses that need assistance their request for assistance, quite frankly, are still in the pipeline and we would appreciate even quicker attention and processing of...
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my point is as this incident is unfolding in connecticut, our minds and focus need to be on what is happening there and providing assistance where we can to those who need it. >> does the president of a position on the law? >> i have not asked him. i would refer you to justice of views on issues like that. >> i want to shift to a portion of the transparency -- >> we are the most transparent administration in the history of the country. >> ok, let me see what your answer is to this. bloomberg news filed a request for a government agency for fiscal to does a lot about travel expenses from top officials. this was partly to test a pledge of being the most transparent administration in history. six months later, most of the cabinet has been in defiance of the law. they have not disclosed. this includes hillary clinton, kathleen sebelius, and eric holder, the official monitoring this. are they president's cabinet colleagues ignoring this instruction? >> i appreciate the question, so i will have to take it. i am not aware of the issue at all. i cannot confirm anything you have said, as i cannot comm
my point is as this incident is unfolding in connecticut, our minds and focus need to be on what is happening there and providing assistance where we can to those who need it. >> does the president of a position on the law? >> i have not asked him. i would refer you to justice of views on issues like that. >> i want to shift to a portion of the transparency -- >> we are the most transparent administration in the history of the country. >> ok, let me see what your...
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i want to take a moment of n ailence momentewtown, -- o moment of silence for newtown, connecticut. i want to say thank you to my lord and savior, jesus christ. [applause] when you start in a single- parent household with him on that worked 16 hours a day, you're looking at a future that did not look as bright. you build a strength that comes from having the appreciation and understanding that it is not about you. it is about your faith, your family, i am thankful to a mom that believes that love has to come at the end of a switch. along that way, when times got tough, when you fail spanish and english, they don't call you bilingual. they might refer to you -- my mother did not quit on me. they taught me some very basic business principles. and it has served me well. our nation finds a place where we need the backbone. how do we bring enough revenue to solve the problem? if you have a problem with spending, there is not enough revenue to make up for it. we have a spending problem and not a revenue problem. with $16 trillion in debt, and an annual deficit simply talking about the rev
i want to take a moment of n ailence momentewtown, -- o moment of silence for newtown, connecticut. i want to say thank you to my lord and savior, jesus christ. [applause] when you start in a single- parent household with him on that worked 16 hours a day, you're looking at a future that did not look as bright. you build a strength that comes from having the appreciation and understanding that it is not about you. it is about your faith, your family, i am thankful to a mom that believes that...
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it's my understanding the state of connecticut had the type of gun laws that have been proposed and they didn't work. at the end of the day it's an individual person, it's a people problem. and changing laws doesn't necessarily change hearts. it is a cultural problem as well. that's why i don't think we need to change these laws but we need to look at an issue of society where violence has become acceptable in many avenues and simply need to turn on the television many nights to see that. the first question was about the top 2% and class warfare and what is going on. but clearly 70% of americans take more from washington than they give. here we are as republicans upsets me that with the vote today and with the offer of speaker john boehner we've given into what the president has agreed. we have to go after the so-called rich. but as i indicated earlier, 41% of small business income is going to be taxed at a higher rate. and so this is just not the warren buffetts of the world. this is actually entrepreneurs that are actually paying income taxes on -- it stays in their business. and we es
it's my understanding the state of connecticut had the type of gun laws that have been proposed and they didn't work. at the end of the day it's an individual person, it's a people problem. and changing laws doesn't necessarily change hearts. it is a cultural problem as well. that's why i don't think we need to change these laws but we need to look at an issue of society where violence has become acceptable in many avenues and simply need to turn on the television many nights to see that. the...
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we are all reminded, as chairman camp indicated, by the tragedy in connecticut. each family touched by the damage, the deaths of these youngest americans. and in contrast, as with so many families, and in our family we share the joy of three little girls. as difficult as it is to conceive the wrong, the evil that occurred in connecticut so recently, it is similarly difficult to conceive of how many of our youngest americans are the subject of abuse and even death. we, through the protect our kids act, are seeking to have thoughtful consideration of what steps we can take to protect these most vulnerable children. we're not interested in another commission that just prepares another report that gets filed somewhere. we're interested in action coming from this commission. the original legislation, which was filed in a way that provided for its consideration in a number of committees, has been, in terms of jurisdiction, mirrored somewhat, but the objectives will explore every aspect of child abuse leading to child fatalities. and find more bipartisan solutions to ad
we are all reminded, as chairman camp indicated, by the tragedy in connecticut. each family touched by the damage, the deaths of these youngest americans. and in contrast, as with so many families, and in our family we share the joy of three little girls. as difficult as it is to conceive the wrong, the evil that occurred in connecticut so recently, it is similarly difficult to conceive of how many of our youngest americans are the subject of abuse and even death. we, through the protect our...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarksment the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. crowley: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the american people have spoken. in this last election. they said to all of us, start to work together. have an agenda that serves the people of our country. time is fleeting. never before has that expression been more important in my 14 years here in the house of representatives. we have very few working days and even less days this week because of the house schedule put before us by the leadership of the house to actually work on the people's business. and pass a middle class tax cut that will affect 98% of working americans. 98% of working americans will get a tax cut by passing the senate bill that they passed already that is now at the desk here in the house of represe
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarksment the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. crowley: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the american people have spoken. in this last election. they said to all of us, start to work together....
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speaker, when i mention hurricane sandy and the tragedy in newtown, connecticut, many wonder what do they have in common? gun tragedy, the loss of 26 lives, and americans suffering from a devastating storm, certainly our hearts goes out to those babies who were lost. but it really speaks to americans in need, and i guess that's why i'm so troubled to be on the floor today, because the framework that we have says to america that when you're in need we will not as this congress and this government be prepared to help you. i think what is disappointing and i know for the speaker, it is probably the same case as i am speaking because just about three days ago we thought there was a deal between the white house and the framework that was offered and the leadership of this house. it's disappointing that in the course of a couple days we've come to a situation where this plan, plan b, raises only about $300 billion from high-income households and the centers for budget priorities suggest that millionaires will get $108,500 per $1 million, over $1 million in tax cuts, but what will the middl
speaker, when i mention hurricane sandy and the tragedy in newtown, connecticut, many wonder what do they have in common? gun tragedy, the loss of 26 lives, and americans suffering from a devastating storm, certainly our hearts goes out to those babies who were lost. but it really speaks to americans in need, and i guess that's why i'm so troubled to be on the floor today, because the framework that we have says to america that when you're in need we will not as this congress and this...